POLICE BLOTTER FOR SEPT. 21: Homeowners discover break-in; Two arrested for home invasion

INDEPENDENCE TWP.
Homeowners discover break-in, no suspects found
A homeowner called the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office after they found a door open. Deputies responded to a house check at 12:42 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 19 at a residence in the 6600 block of Clintonville Road near Waldon. Evidence showed that an unknown person entered through the back door and exited through the front. Sheriff patrol units on scene requested a K9 to assist but the dog lost the scent during the track.

LYON TWP.
Two arrested for home invasion
Two men are behind bars after Oakland County Sheriff’s deputies said they confessed to breaking into a home. Deputies responded to a residential alarm in the 54000 block of Nine Mile at 12:45 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 19 and when they arrived, they learned that two men had been seen in the area. When the men saw the deputies, they ran away. Both were caught after a brief foot pursuit. Deputies said the men had entered the home broke a window and unlocked a door. Both were taken back to the substation for questioning where deputies said they confessed. The men — both from Lyon Township, ages 19 and 21 — were lodged at the Oakland County Jail pending arraignment.— Staff writer Carol Hopkins